Groundbreaking ceremony for new office

Korea Times-Hankook Ilbo Chairman Seung Myung-ho, center, and other dignitaries cut tapes at the groundbreaking ceremony for the new office building of The Korea Times and its sister paper the Hankook Ilbo in Galwol-dong, Yongsan District, Seoul, Friday. The 20-story building is scheduled for completion by 2027. Starting third from left are The Korea Times President-Publisher Oh Young-jin, Hankook Ilbo President Lee Sung-chul, Dongwha Enterprise Vice Chairman Seung Ji-soo, Chairman Seung and Rep. Kwon Young-se of the People Power Party. Korea Times photo by Choi Joo-yeon